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Pro bike: Andrew Talansky’s Cervélo P5

Pro bike: Andrew Talansky’s Cervélo P5

Andrew Talansky’s Cervélo P5 will be raced for the first time Thursday at the Amgen Tour of California

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While Rotor is famous for its ovalized Q rings, it also makes round rings, like the 55/55 set-up Talansky has on his 3D+ crankset with an aero spider cover

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

Garmin-Barracuda mechanics err on the side of caution by keeping the Di2 cable zip-tied down and out of the way

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

A Mavic Comete disc tucks up right behind the P5’s curved seat tube. You can see the red tip of the hydraulic brake caliper protruding from behind the chainring

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

The massive seat tube ‘cluster’ of the P5

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

The proprietary seatpost doubles the fore/aft adjustability of any saddle

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

While many team mechanics are still having to create custom solutions for mounting Shimano Di2 batteries and running cables, Cervélo has provided the most elegant and integrated option yet. Here, you can’t see the battery and the cables — and that is exactly the point

The P5 is the world’s first production time trial bike with a hydraulic rim brake, courtesy Magura

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

The hydraulic line for the Magura RT8 brake runs right up against the head tube and disappears into the stem — nice and aero

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

The RT 8TT hydraulic levers double as a quick release for the brake calipers. Pushing the brake lever forward — the opposite of the braking motion — pops the caliper open for wheel removal

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

For time trials, Talansky prefers an Arione Tri model, with its padded nose

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

The view from the cockpit — a Garmin 500 is tucked in the area where a bottle cage could also be mounted. Di2 buttons handle the shifting

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

This bicycle has Pat McQuaid’s blessing

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

Even the seatpost clamp was designed with aerodynamics in mind. Also, the part of the curved downtube that faces the wheel is concave to allow for better air flow; Cervélo engineers found this design let the wheel spin faster

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

The P5 has three different height options for the 3T Aduro stem/handlebar. Which do you think Talansky runs?

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

The rear brake caliper is tucked underneath the chainstays, hidden behind a cover

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

What you can’t see here it the Shimano Di2 that’s mounted inside the down tube. If you look closely, however, you can see the Allen bolt that keeps the cover on over the battery

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

If things had gone Garmin’s way, there would be a power meter inside these pedals. As is, they are simply marked Garmin Vector

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

Andrew Talansky’s Cervélo P5 will be raced for the first time Thursday at the Amgen Tour of California

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

While Rotor is famous for its ovalized Q rings, it also makes round rings, like the 55/55 set-up Talansky has on his 3D+ crankset with an aero spider cover

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

Garmin-Barracuda mechanics err on the side of caution by keeping the Di2 cable zip-tied down and out of the way

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

A Mavic Comete disc tucks up right behind the P5’s curved seat tube. You can see the red tip of the hydraulic brake caliper protruding from behind the chainring

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

The massive seat tube ‘cluster’ of the P5

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

The proprietary seatpost doubles the fore/aft adjustability of any saddle

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

While many team mechanics are still having to create custom solutions for mounting Shimano Di2 batteries and running cables, Cervélo has provided the most elegant and integrated option yet. Here, you can’t see the battery and the cables — and that is exactly the point

The P5 is the world’s first production time trial bike with a hydraulic rim brake, courtesy Magura

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

The hydraulic line for the Magura RT8 brake runs right up against the head tube and disappears into the stem — nice and aero

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

The RT 8TT hydraulic levers double as a quick release for the brake calipers. Pushing the brake lever forward — the opposite of the braking motion — pops the caliper open for wheel removal

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

For time trials, Talansky prefers an Arione Tri model, with its padded nose

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

The view from the cockpit — a Garmin 500 is tucked in the area where a bottle cage could also be mounted. Di2 buttons handle the shifting

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

This bicycle has Pat McQuaid’s blessing

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

Even the seatpost clamp was designed with aerodynamics in mind. Also, the part of the curved downtube that faces the wheel is concave to allow for better air flow; Cervélo engineers found this design let the wheel spin faster

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

The P5 has three different height options for the 3T Aduro stem/handlebar. Which do you think Talansky runs?

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

The rear brake caliper is tucked underneath the chainstays, hidden behind a cover

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

What you can’t see here it the Shimano Di2 that’s mounted inside the down tube. If you look closely, however, you can see the Allen bolt that keeps the cover on over the battery

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

If things had gone Garmin’s way, there would be a power meter inside these pedals. As is, they are simply marked Garmin Vector

Ben Delaney/BikeRadar

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Garmin-Barracuda’s Andrew Talansky got the attention of the racing world in late April, when he finished less than a second behind Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins in the final time trial of the Tour de Romandie. That performance earned him second place on the stage, second overall in the race and the Best Young Rider award.

It also earned him a new ride. At the Amgen Tour of California, Talanksy’s Cervélo P4 from Romandie was hanging on the team rack, but inside the team truck a new Cervélo P5 awaited him.

Cervélo’s P5 comes in two styles: a triathlon edition and the UCI-approved TT model. Both share the same frame but differ in forks; the tri bike has a fairing over the front brake. The P5 was introduced in January, and only a handful have been made thus far.

The 3T Aduro handlebar comes in three heights; Talansky is running the shortest option, with the arm-rest clips bolted in nice and narrow (14cm apart at the center of the pads).

The two most remarkable features of the P5 are the Magura hydraulic rim brakes and the completely integrated Shimano Di2 package. While many team mechanics are still bolting Di2 batteries under down tubes and taping wiring down along the length of tubes, the P5 has completely internal wiring, from the tips of the handlebars, down through the stem and into the frame. Much more impressive, however, is the battery solution — it is tucked inside the down tube, accessible via a panel that faces the rear wheel.

Can you see the Shimano Di2 battery here? Sure can't - and that is exactly the point

Tom Danielson and David Zabriskie are the Garmin-Barracuda team leaders at California, but Talansky could well give them a run for the money in the time trial on Thursday. Talansky starts as the 98th rider, two minutes behind Danielson and two minutes ahead of defending race champion Chris Horner (RadioShack-Nissan-Trek).